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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Good Government also referred to as?

2. What does Moses want to build on Throgs's Neck?

3. What position does Moses reject in this chapter?

4. What famous attraction is at Battery Park?

5. Which area of New York city asks for more parks and playgrounds?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Moses family become rich?

2. What is Progressivism?

3. How does the Depression affect New York City?

4. How does Moses use the Tribrough Act to benefit himself?

5. How has Moses' life changed in Part 4, Chapter 15?

6. Descirbe Moses' time at Oxford.

7. Describe Robert Moses's time at Yale.

8. What does Moses like about Britain?

9. How does Moses manage to reestablish his dream to develop Long Island parks?

10. What clause did Moses find in the law?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the different opinions of Moses in relation to the following groups:

1) Democrats

2) Republicans

3) The poor

4) The rich

Essay Topic 2

In what way did Moses take advantage of the Great Depression? Why did the end of WWII mark a gradual decline in Moses' powerful hold over New York City?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Moses' rise and fall.

1) How did Moses rise to power?

2) How did Moses lose his power?

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